Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Abstract Composition - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Peter Dischleit - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original mixed media drawing in ink and watercolor on paper realized by Peter Dischleit (1940-1993) in the second half of the XX century, in 1973.
Hand-si...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
Abstract Composition - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Peter Dischleit - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original mixed media drawing in ink and watercolor on paper realized by Peter Dischleit (1940-1993) in the second half of the XX century, in 1973.
Hand-si...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
Abstract Composition - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Peter Dischleit - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original mixed media drawing in ink and watercolor on paper realized by Peter Dischleit (1940-1993) in the second half of the XX century, in 1973.
Hand-si...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
Untitled
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Untitled," Flashe on Paper, 30 x 22 Inches
A highly sophisticated series of large and small paintings, drawings and monoprints by Margo Margolis, NY artist who recently retired as ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Other Medium
The Cliff, Abstract Colorado Landscape, 1940s American Modernist Pastel Drawing
By Eric Bransby
Located in Denver, CO
This stunning artwork features an expressive blend of vibrant green, orange, blue, and purple tones, capturing the dynamic beauty of Colorado’s mountainous terrain. Created by renown...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Oil Pastel, Pastel, Archival Paper
Modern Plant Motifs 2, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
By Lisa Bolin
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by plants, this piece, part of a series, is hand drawn in ink on watercolor paper. These lively modern pieces add a pop of graphic energy to that special space you have in m...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Reunifications (Ricongiungimenti) - Mixed Ink on Paper - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Reunifications (Ricongiungimenti) is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017.
Colored mixed ink on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Coffee Bar 2, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Watercolor Paper
By Lisa Bolin
Located in Yardley, PA
Fun graphic renditions of coffee beans flowing across the watercolor paper. Graphic in black and white, Coffee Bar is part of a series. Look for my other lis...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
C memory Yu, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
By Gugi Goo
Located in Yardley, PA
Mixed media drawing. :: Drawing :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Loc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Charcoal
Inner Space - 2, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This the second work in this series based on natural forms and rhythms, created with fine detail using pen and ink. With a complex organic pattern inspired by the patterns and shapes...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Pen
Arcadia V
Located in Boston, MA
Titled verso lower left: "Arcadia V"; signed lower right: "Ruth Eckstein". From the estate of the artist.
Ruth Eckstein has received national and international recognition as an abs...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Composition - Original China Ink and Watercolor by A. Peyrot - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Composizione is a beautiful mixed media (china ink and watercolor) on cream-colored paper, realized in the middle of the XX century by the Italian artist Arturo Peyrot (1908 - 1993)....
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
Heinrich Neuy Watercolor "comodo", 1986
Located in Berlin, DE
Watercolor on paper, 1986, by Heinrich Neuy ( 1911 - 2003 ) Monogramed, titled and dated lower in the middle. Framed.
Measurements: 17.72 x 13.78 x 0.91 in ( 45 x 35 x 2,3 cm )
He...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
A Conversation with Myself IX
Located in New York, NY
About the Series:
Gilliam began the series Life Lines in 2017 after recently coming into possession of MRI scans of her brain. The scans, which she spent hours pouring over, both fas...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Bird Disguised as Giacometti II, " Original Mixed Media signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Buddha Board Water Series Drawing #2: Bird Disguised as Giacometti II" is an original mixed media work by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The black lines of this piece wer...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Mixed Media, Watercolor
1970s Semi-Abstract Ink Drawing – Two Figures, American Modern Black Pen Art
Located in Denver, CO
This striking vintage pen-and-ink drawing, Untitled (Two Figures), was created in the 1970s by acclaimed American modernist artist Edgar Britton (1901–1982). Rendered in bold black i...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Pen
G.3/B.5 Grid by Michael Marlowe, watercolor on paper
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Watercolor on paper, unframed
Michael Marlowe is a studio artist, art director and production designer working in the film and television industry. Marlowe’s large-scale painting pr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
In the Garden, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Karen Hansen
Located in Yardley, PA
Intense hues were applied in a poured technique to create this brilliant abstracted garden painting. This original piece was created on archival illustration board. The piece is fra...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
At the End of the Story - Watercolor on Paper - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
At the end of the history is a beautiful original watercolor on paper, realized in 1975.
Signed and dated in black ink on the lower margin at the center, covered by the yellow car...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Imagined Landscape, Painting, Watercolor on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a watercolor and acrylic ink painting on mineral paper. It comes with a white mat ready for framing in a standard frame. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing No. 369
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic ink on Yupo paper
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Market...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century, Sight size is 16 x 12 inches. The drawing is currently at the framers. A photo will be posted asap.
A...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.9
By Daniel Cayo
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed
20 x 30 cm - 30 x 40 cm with white mat passe-partout
Unique copy
Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.27
By Daniel Cayo
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed
13 x 18 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout
Unique copy
Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Untitled No.81
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Composition No. 390
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylics on Yupo paper
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Scienc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Rainsun II
By Halsey Chait
Located in New York, NY
"Rainsun II" by Halsey Chait
India Ink Drawing on Strathmore Paper
20" x 20"
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Ink, Paper
"Abstract Butterfly, " Mixed Media Ink and Watercolor signed by Joan Dvorsky
By Joan Dvorsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this artwork, Milwaukee-based artist Joan Dvorsky presents the viewer with a composition of shapes and colors that abstractly and subtly resemble a beautiful, colorful and complex...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.19
By Daniel Cayo
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed
18 x 24 cm - 30 x 40 cm with white mat passe-partout
Unique copy
Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.4
By Daniel Cayo
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed
15 x 20 cm - 24 x 30 cm with white mat passe-partout
Unique copy
Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Gravitational Sapath Waves III, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract Drawing, Circle
By Halsey Chait
Located in New York, NY
"Gravitational Sapath Waves III" by Halsey Chait
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel
Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Wood, Birch, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing 336
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink on Archival paper
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, India Ink, Archival Paper
The Three Virgins of Aragon, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
For Aragon, in Spain, I have in my heart A place all over Aragon, Frank, fierce, faithful, without fury. If you want a fool to know Why do I have it, I tell him That I had a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
"Abstract Composition VII" Watercolor painting 14" x 10" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VII" Watercolor painting 14" x 10" in by Shaker El Maadawy
signed & dated
Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Night 1 - stylish contemporary nature blue abstract acrylic and pigment on board
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and pure colour. "Night 01" is a stylish and contemporary bright blue abstract painting. It is created us...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Lacquer, Acrylic, Board, Pigment
Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing No. 333
Located in Paris, IDF
Set of 4 drawings
Indian ink & acrylic paint on paper
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Untitled No.87
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on archival paper, limited edition of 20 - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
BluesBlueGreen
Located in Westport, CT
Since 1974, Louise P. Sloane has been actively engaged in the studio as an abstract painter.
Her work focuses upon geometric forms, grids and patterns. These detail oriented pieces ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Andra Samelson, Ephemeris, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Canvas
Andra Samelson, Red Square, Acrylic on paper, 12 x 12 inches, 2018
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Andra Samelson, Pink Window, Acrylic on paper, 12 x 12 inches, 2018
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Andra Samelson, Dusk, Acrylic on paper, 12 x 12 inches, 2018
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Andra Samelson, Starstruck 3, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20 inches
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Canvas, Acrylic
Andra Samelson, Starstruck 1, Acrylic on canvas, 28 x 22 inches, 2018
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Canvas, Acrylic
Andra Samelson, Stellar Gridlock, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 2018
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Canvas, Acrylic
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing 327
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper
Signed and numbered + certificate of authenticity
Symmetrical lines drawn on archival paper with Indian ink paper to reflect on the behaviour how sound waves travel. Ar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
"NGC-3201, " Pigment Ink on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how reality is mediated by digital image.
Entitled "NGC-3201," this vibrant drawing offers a representation of the globular cluster NGC-3201. Using an image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
More Love Four
Located in Houston, TX
Shaun O’Dell
More Love Four, 2017
gouache and ink on paper
30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
At once investigations of surface and depth, representation and reality, Shaun O'Dell's newes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper
Magnet Drawing #4
By Edda Renouf
Located in New York, NY
Edda Renouf
Magnet Drawing #4, 1980
Pastel, chalk on paper
34 x 28 inches (sheet)
36 5/8 x 30 1/2 inches (frame)
Signed and dated recto
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Chalk, Pastel
Desert Landscape, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I like to paint atmospheric watercolors using lots of textures. Painting comes with a white mat. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Soft Light 02- nature contemporary orange abstract acrylic and pigment on board
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and pure colour. "Soft Light 02" is a stylish and contemporary bright emerald green abstract painting. It...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lacquer, Acrylic, Board, Pigment
Moldovan Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, ink, glue & charcoal on paper
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Glue, Charcoal, Acrylic
Emily Berger, Etching # 3, 2016, paper, ink
By Emily Berger
Located in Darien, CT
These paintings and drawings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. Emily Berger brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Rag Paper
Emily Berger, Jay #2, 2014, Paper, Ink
By Emily Berger
Located in Darien, CT
These paintings and drawings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. Emily Berger brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
Emily Berger, Wellfleet #5 , 2014, Paper, ink
By Emily Berger
Located in Darien, CT
These paintings and drawings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. Emily Berger brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
"Biomorphic Flowers" original watercolor painting by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In the 1960s, Sylvia Spicuzza made several watercolor abstractions with biomorphic qualities like the one presented here. This example takes on the appearance of a flower, while the ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Sinner Magdalene inside interior. 1947, paper, mixed technique, 19.5x17.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Adolfs Zardins
(1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter.
Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to publicity.
“I am 58, and in five Years my c...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
Intimate views. 1949, paper, mixed technique, 13.5x12.7 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Adolfs Zardins
(1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter.
Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to publicity.
“I am 58, and in five Years my c...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
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